Before and after photos of our Rustic Home Design in Portugal. The original building is located in the Serra do Açor mountains in the Central part of the country. The existing farmhouse is around 200 years old, with original xisto stone and chestnut lintels and beams intact.
The existing building, around 2 centuries old, sits on a hill in the Serra do Açor mountains, in a small village.
View from the back of the house into the valley below – a walnut tree forest dots the entire property which is sandwiched between to olive tree farms.
The new remodel design for the house includes an open floor plan, vaulted ceiling, and barn-style loft / mezzanine. All stone walls remain intact, with a new doorway in the mezzanine wall to the master bedroom. Rustic Home Design in Portugal –redesign and Renderings by DPS Design.
A second option for the home design includes a small bedroom located on the west side of the mezzanine. Five skylights will go on the roof.
The kitchen has been relocated to the other side of the stone wall, its original location, to become part of the open plan living area beneath the mezzanine. There will be a new wood stove / oven which will be more heat for the house in cold winters, in addition to a large wood stove located in the living room.
The master bathroom sits in the location of the former kitchen, using the entire space of this building section – a very spacious bathroom. Clawfoot tub, an antique sink cabinet, old-school elevated tank toilet, and shelves made from the existing chestnut wood found in the building.
The basement rooms where animals were once kept and wine stored, becomes a guest bedroom, sauna room, small bathroom, and laundry and storage room. Two of the stone walls are to be cut in half to create an access hallway for the rooms from inside the house. The remaining stone from the walls will be used in other areas of the building, including the new stone staircases.
The backyard now includes a curved stone patio with chestnut beam pergola.
Stay tuned for part two of this post, where we show actual photos of construction and the final house design….
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